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<h2>\raisebox</h2>


<p><tt>\raisebox{distance}[extend-above][extend-below]{text}</tt></p>


<p>The <tt>\raisebox</tt> command creates a LR box containing

    <tt>text</tt>; it is used to raise or lower text. The first

    mandatory argument specifies how high the text is to be raised

    (or lowered if it is a negative amount).</p>


<p>Sometimes it's useful to make LaTeX think something has a

    different size than it really does - or a different size than

    LaTeX would normally think it has. The <tt>\raisebox</tt>

    command lets you tell LaTeX how tall it is.</p>


<p>The first optional argument, <tt>extend-above</tt>, makes

    LaTeX think that the text extends above the current line by the

    amount specified. The second optional argument,

    <tt>extend-below</tt>, makes LaTeX think that the text extends

    below the current line by the amount specified.</p>


<p><tt>\raisebox</tt> is <a href="fragile.html">fragile</a>.</p>


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    See <a href="ltx-143.html">Spaces and Boxes</a><br>

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